Like any human belief system, nuclear deterrence depends on a nest of assumptions. One core assumption is that decision-makers are able to rank their preferences rationally and act accordingly. In ...

Michael Koplow makes the important point, whoever wins in Gaza, it is clear who has lost: the theory that Iran can be deterred. [T]he rockets from Gaza underscore the threat of missile attacks on ...

National security specialists talk about deterrence a lot. Like, a lot. Analysts are churning out a steady stream of articles debating how best to deter a variety of actors from taking a variety of ...

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Here’s What You Need to Remember: Bottom line, atomic deterrence was a straightforward matter in yesteryear: the Soviet Union counterbalanced the NATO allies and vice versa, while the outlier ...

The Hezbollah Resistance Movement in Lebanon is in one of the most complicated and sensitive periods of its political and military life. The current situation in Lebanon and the region is heavily ...

As I’ve written previously, policymakers and pundits have some pretty silly proposals for the use of military force. Whether it’s President Clinton,“[It would] scare the shit out of al Qaeda if ...